Woman found hanged to death
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 12 2011:
A young woman, who married about two months back, was found dead hanging inside her own room at the house of the husband at Singjamei Mayengbam Leikai under Singjamei Police Station of Imphal West district today afternoon.
Maternal family members of the deceased woman, however, did not rule out possibility of foul play behind the incident.
According to information culled from the site of the incident, 25-year old Hijam Ningol Laitonjam Ongbi Darsana Devi was married to Laitonjam Debendrajit (32) about two months back and she was found dead hanging from a ceiling fan inside their room in the afternoon today.
Debendrajit claimed that his wife is a patient of depression but the maternal family members of the deceased woman suspected possible foul play behind the death.
Police have earlier made the arrangement of taking down the body in the presence of an Executive Magistrate.
However, following an order of the Magistrate, a team of Forensic experts examined the body and the crime scene first before taking it down.
The body has been deposited at the mortuary of RIMS.
Singjamei police have registered a case.
Police have not yet given any definite comment over the death.